]]>http://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2019/01/02/cathay-pacific-777-300er-first-class-review/feed/0176535U.S. DOT Complaint – JAL Does the Right Thinghttp://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2018/01/31/u-s-dot-complaint-jal-right-thing/
http://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2018/01/31/u-s-dot-complaint-jal-right-thing/#respondWed, 31 Jan 2018 23:49:05 +0000http://first2board.com/blog/2018/01/31/u-s-dot-complaint-jal-right-thing/I enjoyed my week in Dubai (location of Emirates’s hub) This evening I received unexpectedly good news from a rather surprising source. Two months ago, I filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation over JAL’s unannounced imposition of significant fuel surcharges on Emirates award flights. Today, JAL responded with news that may help more passengers than just me. JAL’s Surprise Fuel Surcharges – Emirates Award Flights In November, I wrote about how I transferred SPG points to JAL in order to book an Emirates first class award flight (the plane with the shower!!). Travel aficionados would deem this a worthy use of points because: 1) JAL has a distance-based award chart that requires only 105,000 JAL miles for Emirates first class award flights with flight distances between 8,000 and 10,000 miles, and 2) previously, JAL did not impose..

]]>http://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2018/01/31/u-s-dot-complaint-jal-right-thing/feed/0175587Etihad A380 Review (First Class) — A Plane With a Showerhttp://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2017/07/08/etihad-a380-review-first-class-plane-shower/
http://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2017/07/08/etihad-a380-review-first-class-plane-shower/#respondSat, 08 Jul 2017 09:54:13 +0000http://first2board.com/?p=173299Etihad’s first class ‘apartment’ was HUGE. I recently traveled to Abu Dhabi, UAE after redeeming miles (90,000 miles and $46) for first class on Etihad’s A380 (the plane with the shower and onboard bar!). If I had purchased the one-way ticket with actual money, it would have cost over $8,000. I separately review each segment of my trip: American Airlines CRJ-200 Review (Economy): ‘Twas the Worst of Times American Airlines 757-200 Review (Economy): ‘Twas Still the Worst of Times How to Layover in Amsterdam: 4 Hours Etihad A330-300 Review (Economy) Hilton Abu Dhabi Review (Executive Floor) Abu Dhabi: A Relaxing Destination (Review) Etihad First Class Lounge (Abu Dhabi) Review Etihad A380 Review (First Class) — A Plane with a Shower Before my flight home, I spent quality time in Etihad’s First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi, one of the best airport..

]]>http://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2017/07/08/etihad-a380-review-first-class-plane-shower/feed/0173299Etihad A380-800 First Class–Sneak Peekhttp://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2016/12/24/etihad-a380-800-first-class-sneak-peak/
http://first2board.com/thetravelingmillennial/2016/12/24/etihad-a380-800-first-class-sneak-peak/#respondSat, 24 Dec 2016 20:54:37 +0000http://first2board.com/blog/2016/12/24/etihad-a380-800-first-class-sneak-peak/I just returned from a ~14 hour flight in first class on Etihad’s A380-800! What an incredible experience, I cannot imagine a better way to fly. First class on this plane is special because each seat is a “suite,” meaning you get an 8-foot couch, vanity, large tv, large chair, 3 windows, and doors that fully close. Did I mention there is a shower and bar? Plus, an on-board chef prepares each plate as it is ordered a la carte by first class fliers. Normally, a one-way ticket from AUH-JFK (Abu Dhabi to New York) in first class would cost ~$8,000 but I redeemed 90,000 American Airlines miles for the ticket (plus paid about $45 in taxes). I’ll do a full review of the flight later, but here are a few pictures in the meantime. #nofilterorphotoshop The first class cabin on the..